King Crimson "The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson (Vinyl, LP 1976

A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson is a 2-LP compilation album by the band King Crimson, released in 1976. At the time the band had split. The track selection was by Robert Fripp.Its name is most likely derived either from the famous orchestral work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra from composer Benjamin Britten or the 1960s television series Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, created by conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein.

 A1 Epitaph (Including:)

Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Michael Giles
Engineer – Robin Thompson
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Lyrics By, Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield
Producer – King Crimson
Woodwind, Keyboards, Mellotron, Vocals – Ian McDonald
Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp*

A2 Cadence & Cascade
Bass Guitar – Peter Giles
Drums – Michael Giles
Engineer – Robin Thompson
Flute – Mel Collins
Guitar, Celesta, Other [Devices], Producer, Directed By – Robert Fripp
Lyrics By, Producer, Directed By – Peter Sinfield
Piano – Keith Tippet*
Vocals – Gordon Haskell
Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp*

A3 Ladies Of The Road
Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Boz*
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ian Wallace
Engineer – Andy Hendrikson*
Guitar, Mellotron – Robert Fripp
Lyrics By, Other [Sounds & Visions] – Peter Sinfield
Producer – King Crimson
Saxophone, Vocals – Mel Collins
Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp*

A4 I Talk To The Wind (Previously Unreleased Version)
Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Vocals – Ian McDonald
Bass Guitar, Recorded By – Peter Giles
Drums – Michael Giles
Electric Guitar – Robert Fripp
Vocals – Judy Dyble
Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*

B1 Red
Bass Guitar – John Wetton
Engineer – George Chkiantz
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Percussion – William Bruford*
Producer – King Crimson
Written-By – Fripp*


B2 Starless
Bass Guitar, Voice – John Wetton
Engineer – George Chkiantz
Guitar, Mellotron – Robert Fripp
Oboe – Robin Miller
Percussion – William Bruford*
Producer – King Crimson
Saxophone [Alto] – Ian McDonald
Saxophone [Soprano] – Mel Collins
Written-By – Bruford*, Cross*, Palmer-James*, Fripp*

C1 The Night Watch
Bass Guitar, Voice – John Wetton
Guitar, Mellotron, Harmonium [Pedal] – Robert Fripp
Percussion – William Bruford*
Violin – David Cross
Written-By – Wetton*, Palmer-James*, Fripp*

C2 Book Of Saturday
Bass Guitar, Vocals – John Wetton
Engineer – Andy Hendrikson*
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Producer – King Crimson
Violin – David Cross
Written-By – Wetton*, Palmer-James*, Fripp*

C3 Peace - A Theme
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Written-By – Fripp*

C4 Cat Food
Bass Guitar – Peter Giles
Drums – Michael Giles
Guitar, Other [Devices] – Robert Fripp
Piano – Keith Tippet*
Vocals – Greg Lake
Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*, Fripp*

C5 Groon
Bass Guitar – Peter Giles
Drums – Michael Giles
Engineer – Robin Thompson
Guitar, Producer, Directed By – Robert Fripp
Producer, Directed By – Peter Sinfield
Written-By – Fripp*

C6 Coda From Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part 1)
Bass Guitar – John Wetton
Drums, Voice – William Bruford*
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Percussion, Voice – Jamie Muir
Violin, Voice – David Cross
Written-By – Bruford*, Cross*, Muir*, Wetton*, Fripp*

D1 Moonchild (Including)
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Greg Lake
Drums, Percussion – Michael Giles
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Mellotron, Percussion [Tuned] – Ian McDonald
Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp*

D1a The Dream
D1b The Illusion


D2 Trio
Bass Guitar – John Wetton
Mellotron – Robert Fripp
Producer – King Crimson
Violin – David Cross
Written-By – Bruford*, Cross*, Wetton*, Fripp*

D3 The Court Of The Crimson King (Including)
Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Michael Giles
Flute, Keyboards, Mellotron, Vocals – Ian McDonald
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Lyrics By, Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield
Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*

D3a The Return Of The Firewitch
D3b The Dance Of The Puppets